CVE-2017-4915
UNKNOWN
Published 2017-05-22T14:00:00
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Description
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to escalate their privileges to root in a Linux host machine.
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⚠ Unreviewed
HIGH
GHSA-g6g4-xjv3-4fxg
Advisory Details
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to escalate their privileges to root in a Linux host machine.
CVSS Scoring
CVSS Score
7.5
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: April 20, 2025
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Published: 2017-05-22T14:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T14:47:42.913Z
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